13-letter words containing w, a, r, t, i
- hertzian wave — an electromagnetic wave produced by oscillations in an electric circuit, as a radio or radar wave: first investigated by H. R. Hertz.
- high-wire act — a circus trick in which the performer walks across a high wire
- impact wrench — an electric or pneumatic power wrench with interchangeable toolhead attachments, used for installing and removing nuts, bolts, and screws.
- in deep water — the deep part of a body of water, especially an area of the ocean floor having a depth greater than 18,000 feet (5400 meters).
- interwreathed — Simple past tense and past participle of interwreathe.
- kilowatt-hour — a unit of energy, equivalent to the energy transferred or expended in one hour by one kilowatt of power; approximately 1.34 horsepower-hours. Abbreviation: kWh, K.W.H., kwhr.
- law stationer — a stationer selling articles used by lawyers
- light railway — a transport system using small trains or trams, often serving parts of a large metropolitan area
- lower austria — a province in NE Austria. 7092 sq. mi. (18,370 sq. km).
- magnetic wire — a fine wire made from a magnetizable metal and used for wire recording.
- marbled white — any butterfly of the satyrid genus Melanargia, with panelled black-and-white wings, but technically a brown butterfly; found in grassland
- master switch — a switch that can be used to turn on or off the supply of electricity to a building or to certain equipment
- matthew paris — Matthew, Matthew of Paris.
- mineral water — water containing dissolved mineral salts or gases, especially such water considered healthful to drink.
- morning watch — the watch from 4 a.m. until 8 a.m.
- mother-in-law — the mother of one's husband or wife.
- mouthwatering — very appetizing in appearance, aroma, or description: a mouth-watering dessert.
- narrow-fisted — tight-fisted.
- narrowcasting — Present participle of narrowcast.
- new australia — the colony on socialist principles founded by William Lane in Paraguay in 1893
- newsgathering — of or relating to the process of collecting and reporting the news.
- night crawler — an earthworm.
- nightcrawlers — Plural form of nightcrawler.
- niklaus wirth — (person) The designer of the Modula-2, Modula-3, and, in around 1970, Pascal programming languages.
- on a par with — If you say that two people or things are on a par with each other, you mean that they are equally good or bad, or equally important.
- optical crown — an optical glass of low dispersion and relatively low refractive index. It is used in the construction of lenses
- organ whistle — a steam or air whistle in which the jet is forced up against the thin edge of a pipe closed at the top.
- outlaw regime — a dangerously unpredictable political regime, as of a country, state, etc, which disregards international law or diplomacy
- outlaw strike — wildcat strike.
- pair trawling — the act or practice of using two boats to trawl for fish
- parent-in-law — the father or mother of one's wife or husband.
- pearly whites — white and lustrous as a pearl.
- perrier water — a sparkling mineral water from the south of France
- playwrighting — the writing of plays
- power station — a generating station.
- quinine water — carbonated water containing lemon, lime, sweetener, and quinine, often used as a mixer.
- rabbit warren — warren.
- rainbow trout — a trout, Salmo gairdnerii, native in the coastal waters and streams from Baja California to Alaska, used as a food and game fish.
- raw materials — Raw materials are materials that are in their natural state, before they are processed or used in manufacturing.
- relative wind — the velocity or direction of airflow with respect to the body it surrounds, especially an airfoil.
- ride the wave — to enjoy a period of success and good fortune
- run away with — to go quickly by moving the legs more rapidly than at a walk and in such a manner that for an instant in each step all or both feet are off the ground.
- saint andrews — a seaport in the Fife region, in E Scotland: resort; golf courses.
- sandwich tern — a European tern, Sterna sandvicensis, that has a yellow-tipped bill, whitish plumage, and white forked tail, and nests in colonies on beaches, etc
- sanitary ware — plumbing fixtures, as sinks or toilet bowls, made of ceramic material or enameled metal.
- sawdust trail — the road to conversion or rehabilitation, as for a sinner or criminal.
- semiwater gas — a mixed gas formed by passing steam and air over a carbon source
- serial writer — someone who writes novels, dramas, etc, presented in separate instalments at regular intervals
- short-waisted — of less than average length between the shoulders and waistline; having a high waistline.
- silver wattle — a tree, Acacia dealbata, of the legume family, native to Australia and Tasmania, having feathery, silver-gray foliage and fragrant yellow flowers.